An Unusual Pituitary Mass Revealing a Primary Hypothyroidism!
Endocrinology Department, Hôpital Militaire d’Instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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Clin. Pract. 2015, 5(1), 733; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.733
Submission received: 8 November 2014
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Revised: 20 December 2014
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Accepted: 2 February 2015
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Published: 31 March 2015
Abstract
Autoimmune hypothyroidism is a common medical condition. Its revelation by thyrotrophic hyperplasia is an unusual and may be misdiagnosed as a pituitary adenoma. A 35-year-old man is referred to us for endocrinological assessment before surgery of a pituitary macroadenoma with bitemporal hemianopsia. Biological data reveal profound primary hypothyroidism. With thyroid hormone substitution, the thyroid function was normalized. Follow-up magnetic resonance imaging, showed the complete shrinkage of the pituitary mass attesting of a thyrotrophic pituitary hyperplasia. This case highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary assessment of pituitary masses to avoid unnecessary surgery and to prevent consequences of sellar masses.
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Moumen, A.; Meftah, A.; El jadi, H.; Elmoussaoui, S.; Belmejdoub, G. An Unusual Pituitary Mass Revealing a Primary Hypothyroidism! Clin. Pract. 2015, 5, 733. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.733
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Moumen A, Meftah A, El jadi H, Elmoussaoui S, Belmejdoub G. An Unusual Pituitary Mass Revealing a Primary Hypothyroidism! Clinics and Practice. 2015; 5(1):733. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.733
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoumen, Amal, Azzelarab Meftah, Hamza El jadi, Souad Elmoussaoui, and Ghizlaine Belmejdoub. 2015. "An Unusual Pituitary Mass Revealing a Primary Hypothyroidism!" Clinics and Practice 5, no. 1: 733. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.733
